KickStarter INSOMNIA: The Ark - dieselpunk sci-fi action-RPG set on a decaying space station

[INSOMNIA_The_Ark]

Well hope not! I tagged him on Twitter so he can take a look. No idea what happens next. Todd is not on Twitter (neither Tim Cain is, although I have his email haha).

 

[toro]

Just one question: How long is the game?

 

[INSOMNIA_The_Ark]

60+ hours

 

[Cyberarmy]

I really hope that is meaningful lenght.

 

[INSOMNIA_The_Ark]

From what I've seen during 3 subsequent playthrough sessions - it makes sense :D

 

[Thonius]

Oh my Kingmaker, Insomnia, and PoE DLC all almost at the same date. Ouch!

 

[Haba]

Why does this game look so good?

Hopefully the combat mechanics and enemy A.I. have gotten some last minute tweaks, 'cuz this really does seem appealing.

 

[INSOMNIA_The_Ark]

They are still being tweaked :D

 

[The Wall]

Hopefully the combat mechanics and enemy A.I. have gotten some last minute tweaks, 'cuz this really does seem appealing.

And don't forget the UI! They ruined such beautiful UI which perfectly fitted and added to game atmosphere and instead went with minimalistic space on screen taken, maximum shit Skyrim's/Ubisoft's transparent UI. Old UI was work of art, I shit you not!

Difference between the two is so huge that I suspect they fired their old savant UI designer and instead hired that lady nun from Spanish monastery responsible for this:

Stygian Reign of the Old Ones does UI superbly and so DID this game. Well no more. Why? No dev ever gave reasonable answer. Why? Cause I think it can't be given because sacrificing beaty and atmosphere for increase in practicality while old UI was pretty practical and could have been made even more so with tweaking is plain weird. Just dumb.

Old UI was just so

and new one is such pure

.

I asked them for option in menu to switch between the two (simple, elegant, win-win solution) and all I got was - .............

 

[Alienman]

Comparison pics?

 

[INSOMNIA_The_Ark]

I asked them for option in menu to switch between the two (simple, elegant, win-win solution) and all I got was - .............

All you got was this answer.

 

[The Wall]

Comparison pics?

Sure

The previous prestigious, modern old-school Fallout inspired one:

The new, transparent, Ubisoft like, Skyrimesque, bland, near non-existant UI. No, really, they hide their UI more then muslims do their wives, it's so hard to find any pictures of their new UI, I managed to find mostly in video form for a split second or two here and there and of course current weapons equiped in the bottom of screen. It's so consolized that it makes Halo's UI look cRPG in comparison:

I mean come on....you gotta acknowledge their console UI agenda. It's so transparent, pun totally intended.

 

[Alienman]

Yeah, looks like the old one had better style :/

 

[The Wall]

I asked them for option in menu to switch between the two (simple, elegant, win-win solution) and all I got was - .............

All you got was this answer.

Ok that was memory test, and you passed. I feel you Ruskie bro, I too would have hard time justifying desecration of such beaty as was old UI.

Can you answer one totally objectively not biased question: Why does your team like UGGGGGLY UI? It's ugly as sin, as David Gaider's wedding night.

Such beautiful game shitted on with such ugly UI. Ugly as ugly can be. That's why you're hiding it so much. RPG ashamed of its UI is usually bad RPG cause most of interactions with the world and most RPG mechanics are again through the UI. This is good RPG, right? So where are you keeping the old UI and old UI artist? In basement?


Now, let's haggle...How much brofists will it cost us for you to give us option to play this RPG with old UI? Inb4 UI dlc...

Yeah, looks like the old one had better style :/

That's what EVERYONE tells them whenever they see the glaring difference between the two. Does that have any impact on their stubbornness, does it even scratch it?
-Insomnia's dev stubbornness hit for 0 damage. Total immunity to any UI criticism and suggestions

 

[INSOMNIA_The_Ark]

You do realize adding an option to switch to old UI is hardly a priority right now :D? People want all kinds of things from us: localisations, controller support, romance inside the game, etc. We can't do all these things before we are sure core game works as expected.This is what our priority at the moment.

And yes the perception of ugliness and beauty is very subjective.

 

[Heretic]

I don't care about the UI. The new one looks usable and that's all I want from a UI. It doesn't have to be in-universe.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

You do realize adding an option to switch to old UI is hardly a priority right now :D? People want all kinds of things from us: localisations, c

anything other than american is a waste of time
they can either learn the only important language or speak to nobody that matters

 

[INSOMNIA_The_Ark]

The problem is we have already promised quite a few localisations on Kickstarter. Time to pay our debts !

 

[Thonius]

Played old beta and played new beta. Honestly I noticed UI switch only when you brought it up. New UI gets the job done, so I don't care. And if you think about it they just removed texture and icons.

 

[Squid]

Played old beta and played new beta. Honestly I noticed UI switch only when you brought it up. New UI gets the job done, so I don't care. And if you think about it they just removed texture and icons.

So hopefully the changes in UI aren't that big of a deal for most people. I'm glad to hear that. I do like that older design used for the character stats/attributes though. Looks cool.

 

[Thonius]

Yeah they look cool, but that's not that big of an issue.

 

[The Wall]

You do realize adding an option to switch to old UI is hardly a priority right now :D? People want all kinds of things from us: localisations, controller support, romance inside the game, etc. We can't do all these things before we are sure core game works as expected.This is what our priority at the moment.

I ask only for 2 things. In game romances outside of the game and option to play with for the eye superior UI. Is that too much to ask?

And yes the perception of ugliness and beauty is very subjective.

Come, come traveler. See my beautiful wares. from the north..

BEAUTY

 

[toro]

The game is set to launch September 27th, with a 10% discount and the following price tag:

• $26.99 (USA)
  
• £26.99 (UK)
  
• €26.99 (Europe)

The UK guys get fucked again but that's ok with me.

Anyway, the game still doesn't have the proper price set in Steam therefore it cannot be bought atm.

I find this weird considering that the release day is in less than 10 days. Honestly, it doesn't make sense to block people which want to pre-order the game anyway.

INSOMNIA_The_Ark Any reason for this? Publisher issues?

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Will it be available on GOG or Steam-only?

 

[INSOMNIA_The_Ark]

INSOMNIA_The_Ark Any reason for this? Publisher issues?

Pre-orders are good for big known projects, in our case they can easily ruin everything.

Will it be available on GOG or Steam-only?

We are talking to them at the moment. Hopefully this will end well :D